Smarter Solutions For A Better Environment

GSA has made it easier for federal agencies to meet their affirmative procurement requirements for Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) items and other items that contain recovered materials.

In an effort to minimize waste going into landfills, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a list of designated products, commonly referred to as CPG items. EPA also established specified amounts of post consumer recovered materials required as the recycled content for each designated item, that federal agencies are required to purchase.

An Environmental Specialty Category has been added to GSAAdvantage!® and the GSA Global Supply online purchasing systems to enhance the shopping experience. The Environmental Specialty Category allows federal buyers with direct access to our variety of products offerings that contain environmental attributes, including energy efficient products. This is the latest effort to assist federal customers in making "green" purchases. GSA has identified recycled content products in its online purchasing system with either a CPG or recycling (chasing arrows) symbol. For some products, vendors denote whether the product meets the specifications and determine which symbols to display. GSA contracting specialists do quality assurance checks. If there a question about a particular designation, customers should contact the Schedule vendor for confirmation prior to placing an order.

GSA contracting experts have worked hard to revise purchasing documents to accommodate minimum recycled content levels established by EPA. When customers buy these products from GSA, they are meeting the procurement requirements established by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 6002, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 23.4, and Executive Order 13423.

The Recycled Products Library, contains several listings of CPG compliant products and other recycled products that can be acquired from GSA.

Think Green.  Buy Green Products From GSA.

The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/recycledproducts.